“ Serverless computing is a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine resources on demand, taking care of the servers on behalf of their customers.” A recent uninformed discussion on Linkedin about container orchestration (wrongfully) compared to serverless, sparked a few thoughts in my mind: How…

After a long while of researching for information on a solution I knew I wanted, it was quite hard to figure out what to choose, and how to use it. …

Since the tale laid here is real, I’ll refrain from using specific names or locations. It might put me in some awkward situations. If you’ve been through something similar, it may sound familiar. That said, the identifying details have little to do with the story itself. It is not a new…

TL;DR: I noticed a suspicious behavior on the weekly email from my coffee shop’s subscription; it was offering I edit my preferences directly through a dedicated link. I was able to bypass the cookie and authentication token (no tricks) and was able to reach an account details panel changing password /…

After hunting for security bugs I’ve realized clients I’m working with are not familiar enough (or at all) with basic “hacking” techniques. API keys, passwords, SSH encrypted keys, and certificates are all great mechanisms of protection, as long they are kept secret. Once they’re out in the wild, it doesn’t…

Cross-Site Request Forgery attack and mitigations explained — Originally published at https://omerxx.com/csrf-attacks “CSRF is an attack that forces an end user to execute unwanted actions on a web application in which they are currently authenticated. …

Lessons from 3-years of intensive learning — TL;DR Using Vim is by-far the most productiveness-enhancing, enjoyable and rewarding tool you’ll ever adopt. This post was an idea I had for a long time; there are literally endless pieces of information about Vim out there, and every time I started writing I thought I was just adding to the…

The Chinese firewall, Pitfalls to avoid and keys to success — China tech market is one of leading in the world in terms of size and value. Its cloud adoption, however, is far slower than in the west, making it the most significant unfulfilled potential of cloud computing markets in the world. This continuously narrowing gap produces countless opportunities which western…